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On Friday, President Obama gave the eulogy for South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney, and he sang "Amazing Grace" at end of his remarks. That portion of the eulogy is below.
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I highly recommend
fisknp's excellent commentary on how the President's themes in the eulogy connect to those in a speech Senator Pinckney had given before the South Carolina Senate supporting requiring police officers to have body cameras following the death of Walter Scott. A video of Senator Pinckney's speech is
here, and the entire funeral, including the President's eulogy, is
here.
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